There’s been far too many occasions in which the heirarchy have inhibited the manager by selling his greatest assests; and sometimes all at the one time as has been cited. The concept of building a team to compete in European football – one that is filled with young stars and a smattering of oven-ready, steady hands of the tiller type of experienced pros – seems somewhat alien to the people at the top and it has held us back for years in this respect.
So, Kyogo at 29-years-old will be unquestionably making those men in grey suits twitch IF we received an offer that was into the tens of millions. Anything over £15 million and I reckon the Chairman and CEO will be gasping for air at the prospect of getting that sort of money for someone approaching 30. It’s a dreadful way to operate and one which set AC Milan back years when they dispensed of Andrea Pirlo some time ago, when the new policy was not to give big salaries to older players. Pirlo moved to Juventus and the rest is history as they say…
Celtic need to tread carefully when weighing up what is most important this summer transfer window, should a bid of such an amount find it’s way into the emails box. Some supporters have argued that Kyogo should be sold as he doesn’t suit Rodgers football and that we should reinvest this in Adam Idah and another “top-class striker”. Some have short memories and it’s a crying shame, as no striker in recent memory has put our main rivals to the sword so many times.